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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937.

V. D. M. A.

ACTIVITIES

Hong Kong Rifle Association

(Continued from Page 1.

St. Andrew's Branch be distrbuted to subscribers | petitions fired with the SR. (a)

Meeting

Members of the St. Andrew's branch of the Victoris Diocesan Missionary Association held their annual meeting

J.

between now and the end of the and S.R. (b) rides, revolvers, and week, while others, who would Uks | lewis-guns. The programmes of to obtain copies, may do so on ap- both meetings are now in the press,

and will be available shortly, plication being made to the Honor- ary Secretary.

As Major R. D. Walker, MC, an- Speens which have been won at

nounced at the first Annual Gener- the last few shoots are being disal Meeting held on Tuesday, it is tributed to the winners within the next 48 hours,"

the vicarage last night, with Rev. 1. R. Higgs in the Chair assisted by Misa J. M. Smith, the Hon. Secretary, and Miss W. F. Steel, the Hon. It has been decided that, pro- Treasurer.

viding they can be obtained in The Chairman commenced the meet-time for the meeting, four Silver ing with prayer, blessing the Coronation Medals will be awarded Association for its work and Recom.

to the winners of certain events at plishment.

In reviewing the work of the St. the "Bisley meeting. while Andrew's branch during the past Silver Challenge Cup is being given twelve months, the Secretary said in to the team which makes the her annual report, that it and be sum-highest aggregate score in certain med up under these heads:"

selected individual and team com-

(1) Activition of former year which have been continued. Referring to the Working

Party, Miss Smitht

remarked that its products were highly appreciated

الليلة

could be

acon in letters of appreciation sent by Dr. Russell of Pakhoi and Airs. Tindall of Yunanful to whom the cloth pro- ducts were sent.

(9)

New Efforts :-The Socretary ex- pressed that the St. Andrew's branch Was not satisfied with the activitica merely exercised within the Colony and the near nighbour, but hoped to learn more about the happenings the Diocese and to extend the interest in Missionary venture in other parts China, and eventually other parts of the world at large. The

of

recalled the

coming togethe

i

with the Coffee Squash of which two had been held since last year when Dr. Russell and Dr. heichelt delivered their most interesting addresses to a large

(3) Ligger efforts :-Relating the major activities of the members, Miss Smith aid that the Association had been boing its best to help in the contribution of finance to different missionary bodies, such as the concert given by the Diocesan Girls' School which collected a sum of $100, which was sent to leper work in Pikhoi, and the Chinese Caravan at the Romany Fair that helped to bring in a sum of $280.

"In conclusion," said the speaker, "I want to point out that in an endeavour to strengthen our member- ship, we have had special cards printed giving some idea of the work attempt- ed and the need for thoughtful In the year prayer and support. that is before us, let us give more in intelligent prayer, consecrated money and devoted service, and let us be on fire with love for Him who gave us this work to do"

The Chairman thanked out-going mnbers of the committee for their help, and said that the past year had been a very successful one.

The officials elected to serve during) the present year were:-The new Com- mittee: Rev. H. J. Higgs, (Chairman) Miss J. M. Smith, (Secretary), Miss W. F. Steel,

Treasurer), Mr. Baldwin, E. Green, Mrs. Robinson,

N. Broadbridge, Miss B. Jeffreys, N. Wentworth, and Me. Webber Members of the Executive Council Rev. J. R. Higgs, Miss JM Smith, Miss W. F. Steel, and Mr. Webber.

possible that His Excellency the

Governor will again honour the Association by being present on the ranges on the final day of the

Bisley meeting.

We are asked to state that there will be no shooting during the week-end, owing to the lack of tar- set accommodation.

The leading scores made yester- day afternoon are as follows:-

S.R. (1)

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Hakodata Hama...

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28th Feb.

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18th Feb.

Agapeter

29th Feb.

(Letters and Papers) London date,

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January

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26th Feb.

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9.--L/Cpl. Usher

5 5

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USA, Bonaculu, Japan and S¤ANG=)

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91

Swarow and Axor

Patroclus... Anchun

28th Feb.

28th Feb.

11'

91

SHANGHAI

...Gneisenan

s8th Feb

Las

13. Lieut. E. D. D. Wilson 2 14-L/Cpl. J. Clarke ......... 15. Mr. G. H. Lakeman.....

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2nd Mar.

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NOTE: The handicap of each winner has been reduced by one point as shown. This procedure applies to all 8.R. (a) and BR, (b) Spoon Shoots.

LENTEN SEASON

ADDRESS

In connection with the Lenten Season. the Rev. A. J. Bennett, chaplain of St. Paul's Colicge, de- Ilvered the first of his addresses at the St. Andrew's Church last night. the subject being "The in- terpretation of the parables."

Rev. Bennett said that parables expecially typical of Jesus'

are

World Facing Serious method of teaching. He did not

Steel Shortage

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HONG KONG AS AIR JUNCTION

Service From Europe

Hong Kong is likely to become one of the principal air travel junctions in the world. The latest

concern to announce its intention

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THURSDAY

Letters for "K.L.M. Sarvies”......... due Amsterdam, 8th March

Agam.

Straits, Egypt and **UROPE

Marseilesdne Marmilles,

via 25th

Thursday, 15th, G.P.O. &

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emnonReg. 9.30 a M.

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Air Mall for Canton and Dis.

tricts. Saigon

to make use of the airport there Air Mail for Swatow, Amoy, la the Chinese-German Eurasia Air

Foochow and North China Transport Co..

(via Shanghai),

As soon as Government permis- slon is obtained this company will establish a service between Berlin and Peiping. The Chinese-Ger- man line has been unabe, to ob-

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Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London) 8th March. Letters for "Australia by Im li perial Airways Service"-due

Darwin, 2nd March.

use them to make his teaching simpler and more easily under- stood, but because they were the best often the only-possible way of expressing his meaning.

They are..homely tales of every-tain permission to fly over Russian day life, full of vivid touches; they territory, and is therefore obliged Considerable difficulty has been are essentially true to life, but it to turn to Hong Kong for the only found in securing bids for this and is not always easy to point the available route. Mr. Roosevelt has ordered an in-moral, unlike many pulpit stories, vestigation by the Labour Depart which are often unconvincing, ment to ascertain why the Navy though the moral is obvious. cannot obtain the steel it urgently

requires.

The trouble appears to lle in the

trom fact that, under Government con- ported from America and tract law, all manufacturers tul France. That will not be easy. alling Government orders must "It is most important that we minimum should import quantities of Dig comply with certain wage and bour standards. These iron from Russia or somewhere tend to increase the cost of pro- else. duction.

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"If we had not a strong Federa- tion this tremendous demand and limited supply would lead to ab. surd prices. There is no danger of that.”

BRITAIN'S NEED OF PIG IRON

The shortage of scrap steel and pig iron is causing considerable concern in some steel-using indus

Shipbuilders and heavy steel trica in Britain. Sir Williain Larke, Director of the British Iron and makers' representatives are meet- Steel Federation, commented thus: ing now to discuss the position raw concerning the special allowances "We are watching the material supplies very closely, and made by the steel industry to it is to be hoped that we shall and shipyards on the prices of plates some country. ready to export to and sections. These were made Britain before the end of this year. during the depression, since when With all the steel producers of the the position of the shipbuilding world running close to capacity a industry has considerably improv-" great strain is being thrown upon supplies of pig iron and scrap."

ed.

STRICT RATIONING IN

GERMANY

Imperial Airways" extension Penang. via Salgon, in from Cochin. China.

13 and Tourane. Annam. will meet the American Sandakan trans-Pacific route there a BOON as Pan-American Airways extends its system from Manila,

Both services will be linked up with China's, widely extended air- line organisation. At Hong Kong malis and passengers will be with- in a few hours by air of most of the big Chinese cities,

FRIDAY

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The Chinese-German company several bi-weekly already runa services connecting Shanghai, Nanking, Chengchow. Sianfu, Lanchow and other towns.

When the British trans-Atlantic Straits and Calcutta air line is established it will be

BATURMAX possible to travel by air all round the world with English speaking Foooho crews and on British and Ameri-Holbow, Pakhoi and Haiphong

Shanghai and *EUROPE vis Siberia Manila, "Straits, "Ceylon Egypt and Par-1

cela only for Germany via Hamburg! Gneisenau!

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SUNDAY Shanghai Swatow, Amo and Formosa BAUGOTI Swałow

Tilawa

Kiungakom Kaying

... "Agapenor

NEW SIKORSKY PLANE

Steel production in Britain last

Shanghai, Feb. 24. year was the highest on record,

The use of steel for construc- A new Sikorsky amphibian plane and the country's needs were met tonal purposes is already strictly was shipped here from the United

MONDAY- only by augmenting that produc rationed in Germany. Orders for States aboard the steamer Kamo: Swatow and Amey tion by Imports from the Con- girders for new buildings are al-Maru. The new plane will be, as-Straits, Ceylon, India, Fast and Bouth) tinent greatly in excess of the lowed to be carried out only in sembled and placed on the Africa, quots under the cartel agreement.proportion to the national impor- Canton-Shanghai service via Hong Letters for Guam, Honolulu and

IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA Another leading figure in the British steel Industry has offered this opinion---

"I do not believe that we shall be able this year to import a ton more than we are entitled to un- der the quota. Belgium, for in "etance, has stopped exporting.

"For this year's production we must get an extra 2,000,000 tons of scrap, which formerly was im

tance of the work.

It is believed to be chiefly on this account, that the completion of the new underground railway in. Berlin, which was to have been opened for the Olympic Games last. summer will be held up for at least a year. Other projects which do not directly fall within the scope, of the military-economic Four-Year Plan are being delayed almost indennitely.

Kong and way pòrts, being larger than the present Douglas-Dolphin sky-linera

Two more, 8 korsky planes, will arrive shortly,

The South-bound plane for Can- ton was held up to-day but will continue its fight to-morrow, weather permitting. The China coast was fog-bound some of the way during the past few days - Union News

U.S.A..

by Pan American Airways Service" dae San Francisco, 9th March

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